Tenders Accepted. Wateiiinii Pl.ACli. George Alexander McGowan, £20 per annum, for a term uf five years from July I, 1900, 13Iack Swamp Tank. Thli:i;rapii Linus. John Spiers, Myers street, Hay. Erection of a 1 1 0 1 1 1 307 miles of copper wire between Granville and Wagga Wagga, £1 7s Cd per mile : lowering about 40 miles of wire on existing ; poles, 8s per mile ; shifting stays, Is ' each ; erection of new stays, Is each ; 1 erection of about 9 miles 40 chains of j wire, £1 per mile ; dismantling about 9 miles of wire, £1 per mile ; dismantl ing about 40 chains of wire and brackets, £1 per mile ; replacing about seven 19-feet iron poles with 24 feet poles, 1 1 s per pole ; supply and erection of about three 30-ft. wooden poles, £3 per pole ; supply and erection of about three 30ft. wooden poles, £3 per pole ; dismantling about 9J miles of brackets on iron poles, 8s per mile.

8*9 Carrnthool. : (Prom Our Own Correspondent). ; Tlie crops in this district on tlie whole are considered to be very good, those cut for liay in some instances exceeding two tons to the acre, whilst the portion kept for grain is going up to six bags per acre ; but I hear of none below two bags. Teams are becoming numerous here being loaded with wheat. All from the neighbourhood of Hillston and Gunbar. r The grain is mostly pinched, but on the whole the farmers consider they nave tair crops. ; Dry grass is abundant 011 all stations and selections, and pastoralists are | much exercised to prevent fires, which | are becoming numerous. I The town is very quiet , the only 1 thing that seems talked about is tlie ] contemplated cricket match between J the Hay and local boys. Very few fat sheep are leaving this district for Sydney. ? ^ ? ! ? 1

Hillston Notes (From the 'Spectator.') ' Mr. and Mrs. Dickson, of Uabba Station, intend leaving &amp;nbsp; shortly for a six month's trip &amp;nbsp; to the old country. &amp;nbsp; News reached Hillston on j| Saturdav mnminor that. Mrs. ?$! Sorenson, wife ofMr. Andrew wk Sorenson, licensee of the Mount Allen Hotel, died at, 7 a.m. -4B The deceased had suffered for ?§§ a long time past from consump- ''rim tion, and her death was not 3 unexpected. She was a sister :]M of Messrs. J. H. and Arthur 7| Betts and Mesdames A. T. 4 I Finch and T. A. Patterson, all 'ij of Hillston ; and she was an | | old resident of the district. --7| Auctioneers' licenses were .'f granted to. Messrs. R. W. ^ [Stewart, Hillston ; W. N. 1 [Musgi-ove, Mt. Hope ; J. N. Jf Abrahams, Mossgiel. — A re- ' newal of the Racecourse Hotel J| | was granted to Mrs. Morant. 1 On Wednesday evening, the ; 28th instant, the first session 1 of the Hillston Library and Debating Society was '? brought to a close with...

Sporting. [By Sterling.] Cricket. — Next Saturday, on the Park Oval, the Licensed Victuallers play the Maude Club. The match will start at 10 a.m., and an adjournment) made for luncheon to Mr G. Sadler's Hotel at 2 p.m., tbe match to be re- 1 sunied at 3 p.m. If the light is good stumps will be drawn at 6.45. Follow ing are the Licensed Victuallers' repre sentatives : — Jas. Callaway (captain), J. Dillon junr., F. Darchy, T. Donohoe, T. Callaway, J. Lawson, G. Sadler, H. Cooper, H. Proctor, H. Lincoln and C. Collings. Emergency — W. G. Waddle. By wire, I learn that the sale of tbe famous St. Albans Estate and Stud, yesterday, realised nearly L48,000. The estate brought Ll 4,900. The yearlings, in nineteen lots, sold for nearly 5000 guineas. The Duke of Portland sold for 4,900 guineas to W. Allison, of England. Wallace brought 700 and Havoc 730 guineas. A year ling by Wallace realised 1000 guineas. I hear that one of our- foremost ' riders of the wheel ' intends to com pete in the cy...

CREAM CAKE. 6oz. butter, Goz sugar, lib flour, lib currants, 3 eggs, U breakfast cups cream or good milk, the grate of a small lemon, and 1 teaspoon baking powder. Wash the currants in cold water, rub them between tho hands, and then rub them dry in a rough towul. Sift tho flour and toast it a' little if possible. Put the butter and the sugar in a basin, atid beat with a wooden spoon till light and white. Then beat the eggs up in a small basia for lOminutes with afork till theyare light and frothy, stir them in. and mix with the butter and sugar. Now atir in the cream, mix tho flour with the dried and piuked currants, the baking powder, and the lemon grate (it is only the thin yellow outside that is used). When all are mixed stir all this in among the wet ingredients, and thoroughly mix and beat. Now grease a cake tin and line it with paper, put in the mixture, and bake till ready! It may take au hour, but you must soo that it is as firm in the middle as at the side. Then it is read...

POETRY. A LOST ANGEL. When first we met she seemed so white I feared her; Ai one might near a spirit bright I neafeed her j An angel pure from heaven above -. I dreamed her ; And far too good for human love i I deemed her ; A* spirit free from mortal taint I thought her, And incense ae unto a saint I brought her, Well, incense burning did not seem to please her, And insolence I feared she'd deem To squeeze her. Nor did t dare for that same why To kiss her, Lest, shocked, she'd cause my eagle eye To miss her, I sickened, thinking of some way To win her, When lo I she asked me, one fine day, To dinner I 'Ttp&amp;s thus, that made of common flesh I found her, And in a mortal lover's mesh I wound her. Embraces, kisses, loving looks I gave her, And buying bon bons, flowers, and books, I save her ; for her few honest, human taints I love her; Nor would I change for all the saints Above her Those eyes, that little face, that so Endear her, And all th« human joy I know } 'When near her,...

CANNING TOMATOES WHOLE. Peel found, ripo tomatoes in the even ing, and bprinkle a tablespoonful of salt over every half gallon ; let stand over night, and cook in tho juice that the salt draws out. Do not atir, but once or twice shake or move tho kottle while cooking. Do not cook too long, or too many at a time. Cin while hot. ttinse the cans with hot water previous to filling with tho fruit, then put in some of the hot juice of the tomatoes.

I TOMATO SAUCE. Take, say, a pock of ripe tomatoes, cut a slit in them, and put them into a porce lain kettle. Boil until the pulp is dis solved, strain and press first through a colander, then through a hair sieve, then boil for about five hours with one ounce of salt, one ounce of mace, one table* spoonful of black pepper, one teaspoon ful of cayenne, one tablespoonful powdered cloves, sevon of ground mustard, and one of celery seed — this last tied in a muslin bag; stir frequently, especially during tho last hour; turn it into a stone jar to cool, and when cold add one pint- of strong vinegar. Take out the bag of celery seed and bottle the pulpy matter. Seal the corks, and keep in a dark, cool place.

SCALES ON TOMATO PLANTS. A correspondent writes saying that having noticed something wrong with his tomato plants — they seemed to be dying, and on close examination a small mite or scale was found on the under side of the leaf that looked like a flake of bran — tVin nlnntie warn Rnravprl with kero&amp;ene emulsion, made of ono gallon of kerosene oil, one pound of white Russian soap, added to forty-five gallons of water. This seemed to be very effectual in destroying all the scales.

AN APPLE GATHERER. A home-made device may be made for use in securing the biggest and best apples or pears which are beyond tho reach of ordinary ladder or the climbing small boy. A six-inch circular piece of wood, set with light piu6 six inches long, is nailed to one end of a pole as long as may be conveniently handled; the apple or pear is caught, and the pinB pull it away from the tree.

COOKING IN A NURSING HOME. In invalid cookery, beverages, both I hot and cold, play a by no means insig- I nificant part. Intense thirst is a very usual symptom in patients, and whilst seeking to allay i this, you can often*1 at the same time 1 convey to them a certain amount of nour ishment. I Mixtures containing egg arc most I valuable in cases of great weakness, or I where something light is required in the intervals between meals. Brandy and egg is one of the best known and most frequently ordered. Quantities : Two ounces of brandy, two ounces of cinnamon water, one teaspoonful of castor sugar, one raw yolk of egg. Beat up the yolk of egg with the sugar till it looks frothy, and thon stir into it the brandy and cinnamon water. Only about a teaspoonful of this, given at short intervals, is usually ordered. Two very useful recipes, and much given in acute illness, are egg and soda water, and egg-flip. Make them in the flollowing way. Egg and Soda- Water. — Quantities :One raw whit...